WASHINGTON, Feb 24, 2015 (AFP) - Barack Obama issued the most significant veto of his six-year presidency Tuesday, blocking legislation allowing the Keystone XL oil pipeline to be built between Canada and the United States.

ANKARA, Dec 01, 2014 (AFP) - President Vladimir Putin on Monday unexpectedly announced Russia was shelving the multi-billion dollar South Stream pipeline project to deliver Russian gas to the Europe, blaming the EU for throwing obstacles in its path.

GENEVA, Nov 30, 2014 (AFP) - The Swiss on Sunday flatly rejected a call for dramatic immigration cuts in the name of saving the environment, amid charges the initiative was xenophobic and a threat to Switzerland's economy.

Leaders of member countries are to discuss setting up a SAARC electricity grid during the SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation) Summit to be held in Kathmandu, Nepal, from 26-27 this month.

LONDON, June 03, 2014 (AFP) - More than $48 trillion must be invested by 2035 to meet global energy needs as current technologies go offline and demand rises in emerging nations, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said in a report launched in London on Tuesday.